Sig Sauer Releases MCX 'Rattler' Short-Barrel Rifle

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23 Aug 2017By Brendan McGarry

Sig Sauer Inc., the New Hampshire-based subsidiary of the German-Swiss gun-maker, this week released a new product called the MCX Rattler short-barreled rifle.

The company made headlines this year when it was picked to develop the U.S. Army's new handgun and more recently when it issued voluntary upgrades to the P320 pistol -- upon which the service's Modular Handgun System (MHS) is based -- to better protect users from unintentional discharges.

Now, Sig is out with a new SBR to its MCX line: the Rattler.

"This gun was designed from the ground up to be as discrete as possible while retaining all the capabilities of the MCX," according to the company's website.

Sig recently demonstrated a full-auto version of the MCX Rattler, according to the National Rifle Association publication American Rifleman.

The semi-automatic Rattler comes in two versions -- PSB and SBR. Both feature a gas-piston operating system, 5-½-inch barrel, 300 Blk caliber round, AR-15 style magazine and free-floating hand guard. But the latter also features a thin, durable folding stock and retails for slightly more -- $2,727 vs. $2,719.